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Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:52 am
by chuckjaywalk
I'm always interested in what didn't work. What are the most interesting or best or worst pedal lines and companies that failed? What gems are there amongst the fallen?
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:04 am
by goroth
Guyatone.
Especially their micro series, but even their 70s stuff. I have honestly never played a bad Guyatone pedal and often they flat out shred.
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:37 am
by Iommic Pope
How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:03 am
by gnomethrone
Iommic Pope wrote:How long before Kirk Hammet winds up in this thread?
FIRST AND LAST GUITAR PLAYER PEDAL MAKER GENIUS POLYMATH RENAISSANCE MAN
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:06 am
by Iommic Pope
Truly, a golden age we live in.
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:28 am
by oscillateur
Is it me or does he look a bit like Steve Buscemi (without the talent) ?
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:40 am
by frigid midget
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:41 am
by rustywire
Addrock
Arion
Electra
Locobox
Rocktek
Onerr
Univox
Shin-Ei
Yamaha
Tokai
The half-dozen+ Boss wannabes (i.e. Aria, Jacques, KMD, Rockson, Lell, etc)
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:12 am
by UglyCasanova
*pops out*
The Console
*runs away, arms flailing*
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:16 am
by repoman
Is Snarling Dogs still around? I went to their home page, which the top half looks like legit selling a wah, slide and picks, the bottom is bizarre links to porn websites??
H.B.E.? Can't find their website.
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:18 am
by Gone Fission
Trying to keep to lines and not one-off pedal makers, and those that stayed dead.
Snarling Dogs is dead last I knew.
Damage Control. (Though once they folded, they started fresh as Strymon.)
Ross.
Pearl.
Prescription Electronics.
Tycho Brahe.
Lovetone.
Schumann?
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:24 am
by fcknoise
Freekish blues
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:21 am
by HighDeaf1080p
Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:28 am
by Hyphen Nation
Not failed, as the guy passed away, but I always wanted a GS Wyllie moon rock.
Prescription Electronics went under last year, and they were amazing.
I think that SkyChord may have gone under? Would love a CloudBuster.
They stopped making them, but Studio Electronics made some dope pedals [that Malekko makes now].
Re: Failed Pedal Lines and Companies
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:14 pm
by frigid midget
HighDeaf1080p wrote:Lovetone was the one that broke my heart. I will never love again. How did they fail?! I cannot understand.
The world wasn't ready for overly tweakable super quality hand build enevelope filters or giant spacey flangers with a shit ton of controls
They were just like Chase Bliss for instance, but I guess back then there was only a tiny niche market that couldn't make that type of business profitable
